{"id":"BILL-WA-D5C914FE70A915F448258DED00150102","name":"Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026","slug":"fuel-energy-and-power-resources-amendment-bill-2026","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2026-05-05","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446174,"registerId":"BILL-WA-D5C914FE70A915F448258DED00150102:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-05-05","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-08T16:47:47.695Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\n\n69—1 page i\nWestern Australia\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment\nBill 2026\nContents\n1. Short title 2\n2. Commencement 2\n3. Act amended 2\n4. Section 47 amended 2\n5. Section 49 amended 2\n6. Sections 49A and 49B inserted 3\n49A. Modified penalties 3\n49B. Investigations and prosecutions 4\n7. Section 50 amended 5\n8. Sections 54 and 55 replaced 6\n54. Protection from liability 6\n9. Section 56 replaced 8\n56. Compensation: main provisions 8\n56A. Compensation: making application 11\n56B. Compensation: further information 12\n56C. Compensation: notice of decision 13\n56D. Compensation: regulations 14\n56E. Compensation: standing appropriation 14\n10. Section 58 amended 15\n11. Section 60 deleted 15\n12. Section 63 inserted 15\n63. Transitional provisions for Fuel, Energy\nand Power Resources Amendment\nAct 2026 15\n\npage 1\nWestern Australia\nLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment\nBill 2026\nA Bill for\nAn Act to amend the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Act 1972.\nThe Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 1\npage 2\n1. Short title1\nThis is the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment2\nAct 2026.3\n2. Commencement4\nThis Act comes into operation as follows —5\n(a) sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act6\nreceives the Royal Assent;7\n(b) the rest of the Act — on the day after that day.8\n3. Act amended9\nThis Act amends the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources10\nAct 1972.11\n4. Section 47 amended12\nDelete section 47(2)(i).13\n5. Section 49 amended14\n(1) In section 49(3):15\n(a) in paragraph (a) delete “$10 000;” and insert:16\n17\n$50 000;18\n19\n(b) delete paragraph (b) and insert:20\n21\n(b) in the case of a body corporate, a fine of22\n$250 000.23\n24\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 6\npage 3\n(2) In section 49(5) delete “given to him” and insert:1\n2\nmade3\n4\n6. Sections 49A and 49B inserted5\nAfter section 49 insert:6\n7\n49A. Modified penalties8\n(1) This Act is taken to be —9\n(a) a prescribed Act for the purposes of the10\nCriminal Procedure Act 2004 Part 2; and11\n(b) prescribed under the Fines, Penalties and12\nInfringement Notices Enforcement Act 199413\nsection 12(1) as an enactment to which Part 314\nof that Act applies.15\n(2) For the purpose of applying the Criminal Procedure16\nAct 2004 Part 2 in relation to this Act, the Governor17\nmay make regulations prescribing, or providing for,18\nany matter that that Part authorises or requires to be19\nprescribed, or provided for, by regulations under a20\nprescribed Act.21\n(3) Subsection (4) applies in relation to the service of an22\ninfringement notice under the Criminal Procedure23\nAct 2004 Part 2 by an authorised officer in relation to24\nan alleged offence under this Act.25\n(4) The infringement notice must be served within —26\n(a) 21 days after the day on which the authorised27\nofficer forms the opinion that there is sufficient28\nevidence to support the allegation of the29\noffence; and30\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 6\npage 4\n(b) 6 months after the day on which the alleged1\noffence is believed to have been committed.2\n(5) The Criminal Procedure Act 2004 Part 2 is modified to3\nthe extent necessary to give effect to subsection (4).4\n(6) Regulations under this section are not emergency5\nregulations.6\n(7) Section 45 does not apply to the power to make7\nregulations under this section.8\n49B. Investigations and prosecutions9\n(1) In this section —10\napproved officer means a public service officer11\napproved under regulations under subsection (2).12\n(2) The Governor may make regulations providing for a13\nprescribed person to approve public service officers for14\nthe purposes of this section.15\n(3) An approved officer is authorised —16\n(a) to investigate offences against this Act; and17\n(b) to commence prosecutions for offences against18\nthis Act.19\n(4) For the purposes of the Criminal Investigation20\nAct 2006 section 9(1), the approval of a public service21\nofficer under regulations under subsection (2) is taken22\nto be an appointment to an office under a written law23\nfor a public purpose.24\n(5) The office of approved officer is prescribed by this Act25\nunder the Criminal Investigation Act 200626\nsection 9(1)(a).27\n(6) The Governor may make regulations prescribing28\npowers in the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 that an29\napproved officer may exercise, being powers that that30\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 7\npage 5\nAct expressly provides may be exercised by a public1\nofficer.2\n(7) Powers prescribed by regulations under subsection (6)3\nare prescribed by this Act under the Criminal4\nInvestigation Act 2006 section 9(1)(b) as powers that5\nan approved officer may exercise.6\n(8) The Governor may make regulations doing any of the7\nfollowing —8\n(a) restricting the exercise by approved officers of9\npowers under the Criminal Investigation10\nAct 2006;11\n(b) making other provision in relation to the12\nexercise by approved officers of powers under13\nthe Criminal Investigation Act 2006;14\n(c) making other provision that is necessary or15\nconvenient for giving effect to this section.16\n(9) Regulations under this section are not emergency17\nregulations.18\n(10) Section 45 does not apply to the powers to make19\nregulations under this section.20\n21\n7. Section 50 amended22\n(1) Delete section 50(6) and insert:23\n24\n(6) An order made under emergency regulations under this25\nPart is subsidiary legislation.26\n(6A) The Interpretation Act 1984 section 42 applies to an27\norder made under emergency regulations under this28\nPart as if the order were regulations.29\n30\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 8\npage 6\n(2) In section 50(7) delete “given under this Part to any person or1\nbody, a person” and insert:2\n3\nmade under this Part, a person or body4\n5\n8. Sections 54 and 55 replaced6\nDelete sections 54 and 55 and insert:7\n8\n54. Protection from liability9\n(1) In this section —10\nprotected action means an act or omission done or11\nmade by a protected entity in good faith —12\n(a) in the performance, or purported performance,13\nof a function under this Part or a relevant14\ninstrument; or15\n(b) in assisting another protected entity in the16\nperformance, or purported performance, of a17\nfunction under this Part or a relevant18\ninstrument; or19\n(c) otherwise in the carrying out of the20\nadministration of this Act;21\nprotected entity means any of the following —22\n(a) the State;23\n(b) the Governor;24\n(c) a Minister of the Crown;25\n(d) a public service officer;26\n(e) an authority, department, instrumentality,27\nperson or body to which a direction under28\nsection 42 applies;29\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 8\npage 7\n(f) a member, officer or employee of an authority,1\ndepartment, instrumentality, person or body to2\nwhich a direction under section 42 applies;3\nrelevant instrument means —4\n(a) emergency regulations under this Part; or5\n(b) an order or direction made or given under6\nemergency regulations under this Part; or7\n(c) regulations under section 49A, 49B or 56D.8\n(2) A protected entity has, and can have, no liability in tort9\nfor a protected action done or made by the protected10\nentity or another protected entity.11\n(3) If, before the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources12\nAmendment Act 2026 section 8 comes into operation, a13\nprotected entity has a liability in tort for a protected14\naction done or made by the protected entity or another15\nprotected entity, the liability is extinguished if it arose16\non or after 5 May 2026.17\n(4) The protections from liability in subsections (2) and (3)18\napply to a person or body that is a former protected19\nentity as if they were still a protected entity but only20\nif —21\n(a) the protected action was done or made while22\nthey were a protected entity; or23\n(b) but for the protection, they would have the24\nliability because of their role as a protected25\nentity.26\n(5) Subsections (2) and (3) apply even if the protected27\naction may have been capable of being done or made28\nwhether or not this Act had been enacted.29\n30\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 9\npage 8\n9. Section 56 replaced1\nDelete section 56 and insert:2\n3\n56. Compensation: main provisions4\n(1) In this section —5\nrelevant instrument means —6\n(a) emergency regulations under this Part; or7\n(b) an order or direction made or given under8\nemergency regulations under this Part.9\n(2) A person may apply to the Minister for compensation10\nfor loss or damage.11\n(3) If a person applies to the Minister, the Minister may12\npay the applicant an amount of compensation for loss13\nor damage, as determined by the Minister, if the14\nMinister is of the opinion —15\n(a) that the applicant —16\n(i) is or was required to comply with a17\nrelevant instrument; and18\n(ii) incurred the loss or damage as a direct19\nresult of the applicant complying with20\nthe relevant instrument as the applicant21\nis or was required;22\nand23\n(b) that —24\n(i) the application is not a late application;25\nor26\n(ii) the application is a late application but it27\nis just and reasonable to consider the28\napplication despite it being a late29\napplication;30\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 9\npage 9\nand1\n(c) that it is just and reasonable to pay the applicant2\nthe amount of compensation.3\n(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b), the application is4\na late application if the application is made later5\nthan —6\n(a) 12 months after the day on which the applicant7\nincurred the loss or damage; or8\n(b) 12 months after the day on which the state of9\nemergency to which the relevant instrument10\nreferred to in subsection (3)(a) related (as that11\nstate of emergency was renewed from time to12\ntime (if at all)) ceased to subsist.13\n(5) Despite subsection (3), the Minister must not pay14\ncompensation for loss or damage if the Minister is of15\nthe opinion that the loss or damage is either or both of16\nthe following —17\n(a) loss or damage that directly or indirectly results18\nor arises from, or that is in any way directly or19\nindirectly connected with —20\n(i) a permit or rationing system in relation21\nto the sale or supply of fuel, energy or22\npower or of any other type of goods or23\nservice; or24\n(ii) any other type of prohibition, limitation25\nor restriction on the sale or supply of26\nfuel, energy or power or of any other27\ntype of goods or service;28\n(b) loss or damage that is incurred in like manner29\nby the community at large or by any substantial30\nportion of the community.31\n(6) In determining whether to pay compensation for loss or32\ndamage to an applicant, and the amount of any33\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 9\npage 10\ncompensation to be paid, the Minister may (without1\nlimitation) have regard to 1 or more of the following —2\n(a) the financial and other interests of the State;3\n(b) the impact on the applicant of the loss or4\ndamage;5\n(c) whether the applicant took steps to avoid or6\nmitigate the loss or damage and, if so, the steps7\ntaken;8\n(d) any compensation for, or any other type of9\npayment in respect of, the loss or damage that10\nthe applicant —11\n(i) has received, is entitled to receive or can12\nreasonably be expected to receive from13\nan insurer or other person; or14\n(ii) will not or might not receive from an15\ninsurer or other person because of an act16\nor omission of the applicant.17\n(7) The Minister may determine an amount of18\ncompensation for loss or damage to be paid to an19\napplicant that is either or both of the following —20\n(a) different to the amount of compensation21\nclaimed in the application;22\n(b) only partial compensation for the loss or23\ndamage.24\nNote for this subsection:25\nFor the purposes of paragraph (a), see section 56A(1)(a).26\n(8) The Minister may pay interest, at a rate determined by27\nthe Minister, on an amount of compensation if the28\nMinister is of the opinion that it is just and reasonable29\nto do so.30\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 9\npage 11\n56A. Compensation: making application1\n(1) An application under section 56 for compensation for2\nloss or damage must be in writing and include the3\nfollowing —4\n(a) a statement of the amount of compensation5\nclaimed;6\n(b) details and evidence of the loss or damage,7\nincluding of the day on which the applicant8\nincurred the loss or damage;9\n(c) a detailed calculation of the amount of loss or10\ndamage and of the amount of compensation11\nclaimed;12\n(d) a detailed explanation of how the applicant’s13\ncompliance with a relevant instrument (as14\ndefined in section 56(1)) directly resulted in the15\nloss or damage;16\n(e) details of any steps that the applicant took to17\navoid or mitigate the loss or damage;18\n(f) details of any compensation for, or any other19\ntype of payment in respect of, the loss or20\ndamage that the applicant —21\n(i) has received, is entitled to receive or can22\nreasonably be expected to receive from23\nan insurer or other person; or24\n(ii) will not or might not receive from an25\ninsurer or other person because of an act26\nor omission of the applicant;27\n(g) details of any steps that the applicant has taken,28\nor proposes to take, to claim from an insurer or29\nother person any compensation for, or any other30\ntype of payment in respect of, the loss or31\ndamage;32\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 9\npage 12\n(h) any information or document prescribed under1\nregulations under section 56D.2\n(2) The application may include any other information or3\ndocument that, in the applicant’s opinion, is relevant.4\n(3) The application must —5\n(a) be made in the manner prescribed (if any)6\nunder regulations under section 56D; and7\n(b) be verified in the manner prescribed (if any)8\nunder regulations under section 56D; and9\n(c) otherwise accord with any regulations under10\nsection 56D.11\n56B. Compensation: further information12\n(1) If a person makes an application under section 56 for13\ncompensation for loss or damage, the Minister may, by14\nwritten notice given to the applicant (the information15\nnotice), require the applicant to give the Minister16\nfurther information or documents, as specified or17\ndescribed in the information notice, for the purposes of18\nthe Minister’s consideration of the application.19\n(2) The information notice —20\n(a) must specify the period within which the21\ninformation or documents must be given to the22\nMinister, which must be —23\n(i) the period of 21 days after the day on24\nwhich the information notice is given to25\nthe applicant; or26\n(ii) a longer period determined by the27\nMinister;28\nand29\n(b) must include an explanation of the effects of30\nsubsections (3) and (4); and31\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 9\npage 13\n(c) may require the information or documents to be1\ngiven to the Minister in a manner specified in2\nthe information notice; and3\n(d) may require the information or documents to be4\nverified in a manner specified in the5\ninformation notice.6\n(3) The Minister may, by written notice given to the7\napplicant, extend or further extend the specified period8\n(even if that period, or that period as previously9\nextended, has ended).10\n(4) If the applicant does not comply with the requirements11\nof the information notice within the specified period or12\nthat period as extended —13\n(a) the application lapses; and14\n(b) the applicant cannot make another application15\nunder section 56 for compensation for the loss16\nor damage or for any part of it.17\n(5) The Minister may, by written notice given to the18\napplicant —19\n(a) revoke the information notice; or20\n(b) amend the information notice, but not in a way21\nthat makes it more difficult for the applicant to22\ncomply with the requirements of the23\ninformation notice.24\n(6) There is no limit on the number of notices that the25\nMinister can give under subsection (1) in respect of an26\napplication.27\n56C. Compensation: notice of decision28\nIf a person makes an application under section 56 for29\ncompensation for loss or damage, the Minister must, as30\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 9\npage 14\nsoon as practicable after deciding the application, give1\nthe applicant a written notice stating —2\n(a) the decision and the reasons for it; and3\n(b) if the Minister decides to pay compensation —4\ndetails of the amount and how the amount was5\ndetermined; and6\n(c) if the Minister decides to pay interest on the7\namount of compensation — details of the rate8\nand amount of interest and how the rate and9\namount were determined.10\n56D. Compensation: regulations11\n(1) The Governor may make regulations in relation to12\napplications under section 56 for compensation for loss13\nor damage, including regulations prescribing —14\n(a) information and documents that must be15\nincluded in an application; and16\n(b) the manner in which an application must be17\nmade or verified.18\n(2) Regulations under this section are not emergency19\nregulations.20\n(3) Section 45 does not apply to the power to make21\nregulations under this section.22\n56E. Compensation: standing appropriation23\n(1) A payment of compensation or interest under24\nsection 56 is charged to the Consolidated Account,25\nwhich this subsection appropriates accordingly.26\n(2) Section 52 does not apply to compensation or interest27\nunder section 56.28\n29","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0002","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 2","content":"Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 10\npage 15\n10. Section 58 amended1\nIn section 58 delete “Part” and insert:2\n3\nPart, excluding sections 56 to 56E,4\n5\n11. Section 60 deleted6\nDelete section 60.7\n12. Section 63 inserted8\nAt the end of Part III insert:9\n10\n63. Transitional provisions for Fuel, Energy and Power11\nResources Amendment Act 202612\n(1) In this section —13\namendment Act means the Fuel, Energy and Power14\nResources Amendment Act 2026;15\namendment day means the day on which section 3 of16\nthe amendment Act comes into operation.17\n(2) Section 50(6) and (6A), as in force on and after18\namendment day, apply in relation to orders made on or19\nafter 1 April 2026.20\n(3) Section 54, as in force before amendment day, is taken21\nnever to have applied in relation to an act or decision22\nthat is done or made on or after 5 May 2026 by the23\nMinister or any person or body authorised by the24\nMinister.25\n(4) Section 54, as in force immediately before amendment26\nday, continues to apply, on and after amendment day,27\nin relation to an act or decision that is done or made28\nbefore 5 May 2026 by the Minister, or any person or29\n\nFuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026\ns. 12\npage 16\nbody authorised by the Minister, as if the amendment1\nAct had not been enacted.2\n(5) Section 55, as in force before amendment day, is taken3\nnever to have applied in relation to a right that arises on4\nor after 5 May 2026.5\n(6) Section 55, as in force immediately before amendment6\nday, continues to apply, on and after amendment day,7\nin relation to a right that arose before 5 May 2026 as if8\nthe amendment Act had not been enacted.9\n(7) Sections 56 to 56E, as in force on and after amendment10\nday, apply in relation to loss or damage incurred on or11\nafter 5 May 2026.12\n(8) Section 56, as in force before amendment day, is taken13\nnever to have applied in relation to loss, damage or14\ninjury suffered on or after 5 May 2026 and any claim15\nmade before amendment day under section 56 in16\nrelation to such loss, damage or injury is taken never to17\nhave had any effect.18\n(9) Section 56, as in force immediately before amendment19\nday, continues to apply, on and after amendment day,20\nin relation to loss, damage or injury suffered before21\n5 May 2026 as if the amendment Act had not been22\nenacted.23\n(10) Regulations under section 56D may, for the purposes24\nof subsection (9), make provision for or with respect to25\nthe matters referred to in section 47(2)(i) as in force26\nimmediately before amendment day.27\n28","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"summary":{"status_summary":"The Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026 was introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia and is at the first reading stage.","complexity_score":7,"likely_questions":["Why does the liability protection for government entities extend back to 5 May 2026?","What types of loss or damage are excluded from the new compensation scheme, particularly the community-at-large exclusion?","How does a person or business apply for compensation, and what evidence is required?","Does the bill affect existing legal claims for compensation or damages that arose before the amendment?","What powers will approved officers have under the Criminal Investigation Act 2006, and how will they be restricted?"],"complexity_factors":["Multiple interrelated amendments to the principal Act require cross-referencing between provisions","New compensation regime involves extensive ministerial discretion, time limits, and exclusion categories","Retroactive liability protections and transitional provisions create overlapping legal regimes for acts before and after 5 May 2026","Introduction of modified penalties and approved officer powers adds a new enforcement layer with specific procedural rules"],"plain_english_summary":"The Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Amendment Bill 2026 amends the Fuel, Energy and Power Resources Act 1972 in Western Australia. It increases maximum fines for offences under the Act: for an individual, the fine rises from $10,000 to $50,000, and for a body corporate, from an unspecified amount to $250,000. The bill also introduces a system of modified penalties (infringement notices) for minor offences, with a requirement that such notices be served within 21 days after an authorised officer believes there is sufficient evidence and within six months of the alleged offence. It creates a new class of approved officers (public service officers approved by regulation) who may investigate and prosecute offences under the Act, and who may be given specific powers under the Criminal Investigation Act 2006.\n\nThe bill replaces existing sections on liability protection and compensation. A new section 54 provides broad immunity from tort liability for protected entities , including the State, the Governor, Ministers, public service officers, and bodies subject to ministerial directions , for any act or omission done in good faith in the performance of functions under the Act or related emergency regulations, orders, or directions. This protection is retroactive: it extinguishes any such liability that arose on or after 5 May 2026, even if the act could have been done without the Act.\n\nThe compensation regime is entirely replaced. Affected persons may apply to the Minister for compensation for loss or damage directly resulting from complying with an emergency regulation, order, or direction. The Minister has broad discretion: he or she may pay compensation if satisfied it is just and reasonable, but must not pay for losses arising from permit or rationing systems, other trade restrictions, or losses incurred in like manner by the community at large or a substantial portion of it. The Minister may also reduce or deny compensation if the applicant failed to mitigate loss or can claim from insurance. Applications must be made within 12 months of the loss or of the end of the relevant state of emergency. The compensation payments are drawn from the Consolidated Account under a standing appropriation, bypassing normal parliamentary appropriation processes.\n\nTransitional provisions clarify that the new liability protections apply to acts after 5 May 2026, and the old compensation section no longer applies to losses incurred from that date. Existing claims for earlier losses continue under the old rules. The bill affects anyone who may be subject to future emergency fuel, energy, or power regulations , including businesses, consumers, and public officers. It is currently introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia and will come into effect the day after royal assent, except for sections 1 and 2 which commence on assent."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Bill broadens the Act’s enforcement and liability regime and adds a new compensation pathway while removing or limiting civil remedies against State actors for protected actions. Specifically: (a) it raises fines (s.49(3)); (b) it subjects the Act to the Criminal Procedure Act Part 2 enforcement model and prescribes time limits for infringement notices (s.49A(1), (4)); (c) it creates a new class of approved public service officers who may investigate and commence prosecutions (s.49B(1)–(3)); (d) it replaces the earlier protection clause with a broader tort immunity for protected entities and extinguishes certain liabilities arising on or after 5 May 2026 (s.54(1)–(4), s.54(3)); and (e) it replaces the former compensation framework with a discretionary ministerial compensation scheme, including detailed application, verification, exclusions (notably excluding losses from rationing or community‑wide loss) and a standing appropriation for payments (ss.56–56E). Transitional provisions tie the operation of many of these changes to acts and losses occurring on or after 5 May 2026 (s.63). These mechanical changes alter who can be sued, who may claim compensation, the timing and form of enforcement, and how the State funds any compensation."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑framework integration: provisions intentionally interact with the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 and the Criminal Investigation Act 2006 (see s.49A(1), s.49B(4)–(7)), requiring cross‑Act understanding and coordination.","Broad ministerial discretion: the Minister has multiple subjective decision points on whether to pay compensation, amount, interest and whether an application is late (see s.56(3), (6)–(8)).","Tort immunity tied to definitions and timing: new protections depend on definitions of ‘protected entity’ and ‘protected action’ and include retrospective extinguishment from a specific date (see s.54(1)–(4), s.54(3)).","Detailed, procedural application and enforcement timelines: multiple, strict time limits for infringement notices (s.49A(4)) and compensation claims (s.56(4)), plus information‑notice consequences (s.56B(2)–(4)).","Delegated rulemaking exceptions: the Bill both grants regulation‑making power and excludes application of Section 45 to some powers (see s.49A(7), s.49B(10), s.56D(3)), complicating oversight and the subsidiary instruments landscape.","Transitional and retrospective provisions: complex transitional rules tie the new regime to specific dates (s.63), preserving old rules for pre‑cutoff events and extinguishing others, which complicates case‑by‑case legal analysis.","Fiscal and administrative impacts: standing appropriation for compensation (s.56E(1)) and duties to process/verify claims (ss.56A–56C) create interlocking budgetary and operational considerations.","Overlap of immunity and compensation exclusions: the interplay between immunity for State actors (s.54) and exclusion of community‑wide or rationing‑related losses from compensation (s.56(5)) creates nuanced entitlement questions."],"plain_english_summary":"The Bill raises fines and makes the Act subject to an infringement‑notice enforcement regime, creates a class of approved public‑service enforcement officers, and grants broad tort immunity to the State and related actors for good‑faith emergency actions. It also establishes a discretionary ministerial compensation scheme for direct losses from complying with emergency instruments (with exclusions and procedural limits). The changes mainly affect individuals, corporations, public servants, claimants and public finances, and largely apply to events on or after 5 May 2026."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/fuel-energy-and-power-resources-amendment-bill-2026","history":"/api/acts/fuel-energy-and-power-resources-amendment-bill-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/fuel-energy-and-power-resources-amendment-bill-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/fuel-energy-and-power-resources-amendment-bill-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/fuel-energy-and-power-resources-amendment-bill-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/fuel-energy-and-power-resources-amendment-bill-2026/documents"}}